The Criminal Record

September 24, 2012

At least eight people were shot over the weekend in Columbus. One
18-year-old man died.

It seemed like an especially bloody weekend in a city that's seen 72 homicides so far this year.
As a general rule, the
Dispatch covers shootings only if they're fatal -- unfortunately, there are often just too
many to cover. One of the things we'll try to do on this blog is cover the stuff that doesn't make
it into the paper.

We've written before about how busy Columbus police are. In one
24-hour period last month, they handled nearly 3,400 calls for service
(including three shootings and a homicide).